Price
£8500.00This object is eligible for a Certificate of BADA Provenance
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Japanese bronze dish of round form inlaid in relief and worked in shakudo, gold, silver and shibuichi taka-zogan and hon-zogan with two crows amid the branches of a cherry blossom tree, beneath a full moon emerging from scrolling clouds on a rich brown ground signed to one side in raised gold characters Isshosai Masaaki (Isshosai Shomei) 一松斎正明, Meiji period 1868-1912.
The crow (karasu カラス) is thought to be gifted with supernatural powers and is also a messenger of the gods and has a long history and cultural tradition in Japan.
Dimensions
Diameter 36 cmThe BADA Standard
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